proved

The past tense and past participle of 'prove', meaning to have demonstrated the truth or existence of something.

• 🇫🇷Participe passé et prétérit du verbe « prove », signifiant avoir démontré la vérité ou l'existence de quelque chose.

1. Established beyond doubt B2 formal

   Demonstrated to be true or valid through evidence or argument.

   • The theory is now a proved fact in the scientific community.
   • His innocence was proved by the new evidence.
   • The effectiveness of the drug has been proved in clinical trials.

   🇫🇷prouvé

   Synonymes: attestedconfirmeddemonstratedestablishedprovenvalidatedverified

   Antonymes: doubtfuluncertainunprovedunsubstantiated

• more proved comparative form
• most proved superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of demonstrating the truth or existence of something through evidence or argument.

• 🇫🇷Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de démontrer la vérité ou l'existence de quelque chose à l'aide de preuves ou d'arguments.

1. Demonstrate truth B1 formal

   To show that something is true or certain by providing evidence or argument.

   • The scientist proved her theory through experiments.
   • He proved his innocence with solid evidence.
   • The test results proved that the medicine is effective.

   🇫🇷prouver

   Synonymes: attestauthenticatecertifyconfirmcorroboratedemonstrateestablishevinceshowsubstantiatevalidateverify

   Antonymes: discreditdisproveinvalidaterefute

2. Turn out to be B1 formal

   To be found to be something, especially after a period of time or experience.

   • The new employee proved to be very reliable.
   • Her prediction proved correct in the end.
   • The journey proved more difficult than expected.

   🇫🇷se révéler

   Synonymes: emergeend uptranspireturn out

• proved past participle
• proven past participle
• proved past simple
• proving present participle
• proves third person singular